Red House Farm Stay

Jia Zhuo took Qing'er to see Wu Yan, seeing that she looked very good, the maid would bring things in from time to time, saying that they were all ordered by the young master, and asked the young mistress to use more.

Seeing such affection, Jia Zhuo covered her mouth and smiled, Wu Yan swept over with a handkerchief, "Go, go, it won't be awkward when you and Ban'er, ask Qing'er if she has gotten used to it a long time ago. "

This time it was Qing'er's turn to cover her mouth and grin.

Thinking of Ban'er, Jia Zhuo sighed slightly, "The ones who celebrate the Chinese New Year are traveling around, and they don't know when they will be back."

"Don't worry 1 times. People can't ask for things like going out with Mr. Zhou. After a few years, the poems of meeting each other on a certain day and saying goodbye on a certain day will be popular. Everyone circulates that they are reading a certain day. In a certain month of the year, what did Mr. Zhou say? Maybe your boss can show a little face in it."

"When did you learn to be so poor." Jia Zhuo couldn't hold the teacup with a smile.

"That's not what I said. Don't you know that my family is full of vinegar juice at home?" Wu Yan smiled happily, her face seemed to be shining, she looked like a happy little woman.

The hidden uneasiness deep in Jia Zhuo's heart was finally gone.No matter how beautiful it is to fall in love at first sight, it can't be worth the love accumulated over time.

Stupid people will only keep looking up at the snow lotus in the high mountains that they cannot get, and finally lose even the happiness at hand.Fortunately, Li Rong is a smart man.

The Du family's celebration banquet was very close, because General Du was not there, although there were many people who came, they were similar to the Jia family, and there were not many senior civil and military officials.Even if he came, he left early after giving a gift and congratulating him.On the contrary, many young people of the same age came here, and they all wanted to hear what Du Xiao had to say about the war outside.

The inner courtyard was surprisingly lively, with Mrs. Du present, there were actually more ladies and wives who came back this time than ever before.Almost all of those who had posted the invitations arrived, even those who hadn't posted the invitations had already come over through relatives and friends to ask Mrs. Du to reissue the invitations.

Wu Yan must stay at home to recuperate, and Ping'er must also take care of Brother An at home, so Xiaohong took the two girls to Du's house.

"Why didn't sister-in-law Qiang come?" Qing'er didn't know these things, but felt strange, Xiaohong and Fangling often appeared together, why didn't they come this time.

"She didn't receive the post, so it's not easy to come. In fact, it's impossible for me to receive it. It's because the second grandma couldn't accompany you, so Madam Du posted it for me." Xiaohong said it calmly.

Unmarried girl's family does not go out alone to have guests. The bigger the family, the more particular it is. Therefore, if Jia Zhuo wants to come, he must be accompanied by a married woman.

Qing'er didn't ask any more questions, but she faintly understood something in her heart.

When I went in, I saw that Mrs. Du was almost surrounded by many wives and young ladies. The lady who used to be reserved could no longer be so reserved this time.Those who felt that their own family had a chance began to speak out.

Jia Zhuo didn't want to join in the fun, the three of them found a quiet place to talk.

Speaking of which, the quietest place in Du Mansion is actually the pavilion built to watch the Camellia Tree King, and it used to be the place with the most people.But after the Camellia Tree King died, few people came here.

Jia Zhuo saw that a tall peach tree had been planted on the spot.They were all stunned when they saw the peach tree. It was absolutely unique for any big family to plant peach trees.

"Someone spread the word behind the back that Mrs. Du invited a Taoist priest to come over to look at Fengshui and replanted a tree here, saying it was used to suppress evil. I didn't believe it at first, but now that I look at it, it might be true." Xiao Xiao Hong's gossip is well-informed, and after seeing the peach tree, he believes it if he doesn't believe it.

"It's also very good. See peach blossoms in spring and eat peaches in summer." Qing'er thinks fruit trees are also good, and the key is practical.

"Silly girl, you should be fourteen this year." Xiao Hong nodded Qing'er's forehead, and in a blink of an eye, Qing'er was already this old.

"What's the matter?" Jia Zhuo was about to speak, when he suddenly saw a group of maids running around restlessly, and stood up immediately.

"That's right, what happened outside?" Xiao Hong also stood up, and asked a woman by the way.

The mother-in-law Qiqi Ai didn't want to speak, but when she saw Jia Zhuo, she seemed to recognize her identity, and said with grief and indignation: "There is an old couple outside, they came to ask for a daughter."

After speaking, he hurriedly gave a blessing, and rushed to report to others.

The three of them looked at each other, not knowing what this meant. Jia Zhuo thought of the woman's special look at him, and felt bad no matter what he thought, "Let's go out and have a look."

Seeing Jia Zhuo's solemn expression, Xiaohong realized that something was wrong, and before they could find her, her mother-in-law came over, "Miss Jia, my wife has an invitation, I wonder if it's inconvenient for you right now."

Jia Zhuo's heart skipped a beat, and he asked Xiao Hong to take good care of Qing'er, and followed his mother-in-law all the way to the small flower hall where Du's family served guests.

In the small flower hall, Mrs. Du was sitting at the top, and Du Xiao and Jia Lan were at the bottom. There was an old couple kneeling in front of Mrs. Du. Jia Zhuo recognized at a glance that they were Mei Rui's parents.

Why are Mei Rui's parents here? How do they know that Mei Rui is in Jinling? If they knew, shouldn't they go to Jia's house to ask for someone?Why did he run to the gate of Du's mansion to make trouble? Jia Zhuo's mind was almost overwhelmed.

When she came in, she didn't disturb the people kneeling on the ground, and she heard Mei Rui's father say: "A good girl from our family was kidnapped into his house. I don't know why. After being locked up for so many days, Shouldn't you give us an explanation?"

"Who locked her up, it was her..." Jia Lan was furious, full of grievances.

Madam Du touched Jia Lan's body with a finger, and Du Xiao patted his shoulder and pushed him back.

"I understand what you mean? Jia Lan kidnapped your daughter to the mansion, and now you want an explanation, right?" Madam Du looked at the old couple with a gentle and friendly expression.

"Yes, yes, it's the general's wife who understands righteousness. We don't want too many, and we don't dare to compete with the general's wife for the position of the main wife. We will carry it in a sedan chair according to the status of the second wife, and we will walk around as serious relatives. , That's it."

Jia Zhuo was at the bottom and almost spat out a mouthful of blood. People from the Mei family really dared to speak.

Madam Du didn't get angry at all, she didn't raise her eyelids, and asked directly: "What's your daughter's name, why did you go to Jia's house when you stayed at the girl's house well?"

When Father Mei heard it, he felt that there was something to be said, and hurriedly said: "It's a long story, our daughter was tricked into Zhongshun, no, no, she was tricked into the anti-king's palace. After so many years, there is no news, God is sorry, My daughter finally came back, but she used this method to make us parents, and my heart hurts."

"Since there is no news at all, how do you know that your daughter is at Jia's house?" As soon as Mrs. Du opened her mouth, the faces of the Mei family couple changed abruptly.

Father Mei also refused to kneel, and stood up and cursed: "I thought you were kind, but it turns out that officials are protecting each other. My daughter is at his house. If you ask him, would he dare to deny it?"

"Crack..." Du Xiao was also angry, and he slammed the table, "What are you doing? You're such a genius, you dare to go up in front of the master and scold me. My mother is asking you something. Say, what are you doing?" I know your daughter is in Jia's house, if you can't say it, just wait for the lawsuit."

"My daughter has been kidnapped, and I still have to go to court. Okay, okay, then I'll file a lawsuit and let everyone judge." Father Mei turned out to be a stingy rascal, and he was quite cunning when he played rogues. .

Mrs. Du didn't move her eyebrows, her face was still gentle, "I can't see that you are quite courageous."

"Get off, roll the nail board, roll what nail board, don't scare people, don't think that being an official can bully us little people casually." Father Mei took a few steps back unconsciously, bluffing.

"You don't even know how to roll a nailboard, yet you still sue the court. Don't you know the rules of suing the court?" Du Xiao told him to rely on the court to choose a nailboard that is the size of the rolled door and nailed with three-inch long nails. , to be eligible to sue.

Father Mei's expression became more and more ugly, and Mother Mei, who didn't say much, pulled Father Mei's sleeve in fright, "Father, we still have a son, so don't lose yourself for a daughter."

"Since you can't tell how you know it, it's not necessarily true. There are so many maidservants in Jia's family, and it's normal for them to have the same name and surname. Maybe you're listening. Could it be that you're going to go to court without evidence? Search Jia's house, so today you say your daughter is at his house, and tomorrow he says your granddaughter is at my house, wouldn't it be a mess." Mrs. Du prodded them again.

"Impossible, how could we have misheard what my daughter told me?" Mother Mei was agitated for a while, and finally couldn't hold back to say it.

Father Mei glared at her, rolled his eyes, and immediately said: "My daughter asked us for help, and finally entrusted someone to deliver the message. We just don't want to hurt the person who reported it."

Mrs. Du smiled and looked at Jia Lan, "Actually, this is a matter of your family, and it should not be settled in our house. You see, I still have many guests outside."

"What do you mean, if your daughter wants to marry him, of course you need your consent." Father Mei insisted that this was a matter between him and the Du family.

"My daughter hasn't left the family yet, and it's not certain whether she will marry or not. I can answer you now, let alone being the second wife, even if she is the first wife, our Du family has no objection." Mrs. Du finally sneered, He didn't even look at Jalan.

Before Jia Lan could speak, Du Xiao called people in, "Hurry up, send Jia's in-laws to Jia's family and let them meet."

Jia Lan was angry and impatient, and was suppressed by Mrs. Du and Du Xiao all the time, but he really never thought that taking Mei Rui in kindly would lead to such a result.

Jia Zhuo stepped forward and said to Mrs. Du Fuli: "Mrs. Du, our Jia family owes you an explanation for this matter. It is true that my eldest brother did something wrong, but his original intention was really to save people. There are already farmers and snakes, but there are still stupid farmers, let's go back first, and tomorrow we will come to Du's mansion to plead guilty."

Then he turned his head and tugged at Jia Lan, "Let's go."

What's the use of explaining here, Mrs. Du won't understand what's going on?From her questioning, it can be heard that she not only knows, but also inquires about the details clearly.What people want to hear is not the reason and the process, but the result. How to deal with the Mei family is the key point.

The Mei family couple had already been escorted into a car by the steward and sent to Jia's house. Jia Lan was dragged by Jia Zhuo, turning her head every step of the way.When she walked out, her gaze fell to the window sill at the corner, where there was a gorgeous skirt embroidered with a circle of silk jubilation flowers.

"Yue'er, trust me." Jia Lan yelled in this direction, and when the corner of the skirt was retracted, she couldn't see anything.

Jia Zhuo twitched the corners of his mouth, thinking to himself, why should I have known today.

Called the servant girl over, "Help me tell Grandma Yun San of Jia's family that I have something to go back with elder brother first, and let her take care of Qing'er."

"Yes." The servant girl of Du's family knew that Jia Zhuo was her daughter's future sister-in-law, so she dared not neglect her.

After getting into Jia's carriage, Jia Zhuo glanced at Jia Lan, "Do you need me to go in?"

"If it's convenient, of course it's... Well, I think my brother owes you a favor."

"If Mrs. Du hadn't insisted on asking the old Mei family couple how they knew about their daughter's whereabouts, you would have put the blame on me or Qing'er."

Jia Lan's face turned green, and she also thought of meeting Mei Rui in the garden yesterday. She said she was worried that Jia Zhuo and Qing'er would tell her parents about her whereabouts.Jia Lan repeatedly comforted them, saying that they would definitely not do this, and promised to find an opportunity to tell them.

Unexpectedly, Mei Rui's parents would make a big fuss in General Du's mansion today, causing the Du family to lose face for him.

Seeing that everyone in the house had left, Mrs. Du looked at her son and asked suddenly: "Your sister said, what happened at Jia's house a few days ago was also the little girl who helped you out?"

Du Xiao was still angry. Hearing that, he raised his head in astonishment. He didn't understand why his mother suddenly asked about it, but he still nodded and said, "That's right. If she didn't remind me in time to bring someone back, my son might be in trouble."

After finishing speaking, unexpectedly, he was not so angry.Although Jia Lan did something stupid, he didn't seem to be doing well.

Mrs. Du felt annoyed, she knew that she shouldn't be particular about her family status, if she had appointed Jia Zhuo for her son, she would be more relieved.As for daughters, there are many suitable sons. Without Jia Lan, there are still real men, and the daughters who control her will definitely not worry about marrying.

It's a pity that now that the Jia family has been engaged for his daughter, it is difficult for his son to marry a girl from the Jia family. However, it seems that she has also engaged in marriage.Madam Du was thinking wildly, her brows were unconsciously frowned, and she kept sighing.

"Mother, you really don't want my sister to marry, do you?" Du Xiao glanced at his sister who was blinking hard at him outside the window, and asked resignedly.

"Let her come in by herself and ask what she's doing hiding at home." Mrs. Du glared out the window, but Du Yue couldn't dodge it, so she came in and sat down on the round pier beside her mother, hugging her Her legs pouted but did not speak.

"Stupid boy, I don't say that, how could he know the seriousness. He's really a daughter of our Du family, so he can't be bullied. He can't stand up now. How can you handle him in the future?"

"What's right or not." Du Yue blushed, and when Du Xiao saw it, he quickly excused himself and ran out.

"Whether there is love or no love, the relationship between husband and wife is either the east wind overwhelms the west wind or the west wind overwhelms the east wind. It doesn't mean that you can't treat him well or serve him, but let him understand that the male dominates the outside, and the female dominates. In the Lord, no one should cross the boundary."

Mrs. Du patted her daughter on the back, "Let's go, we're going out, the more you have to straighten your back at this time, don't let people see the joke."

"Yes, mother." Although Du Yue was angry with Mei Rui and made her lose face, Jia Lan's last sentence of trusting him made her heart soften again.

Seeing her daughter like this, Mrs. Du shook her head secretly in her heart, her two children were just like their father, they couldn't walk when they met someone they liked.I hope she can listen to what I say.Fortunately, when she was picking someone, she specially looked at the elders in the family. Li Wan, the future mother-in-law, is a sensible person who follows the rules. I hope she won't be disappointed by the treatment this time.

When Jia Zhuo arrived, the old Mei family couple had already been sent inside by the steward of the Du family, and they were sitting at the bottom of Li Wan, smiling obscenely.

"Please be respectful, both of you. Who is your in-laws? My son has already been engaged and will never marry another. As for the second wife, it's all done by unruly merchants. Except for the young lady in our family, There can only be concubines."

The more Li Wan looked at it, the more angry he was. He had been strong for half his life, and the son he had worked so hard to raise was not for them to touch porcelain.A piece of rotten brick and tile wants to touch fine porcelain, which is really a good deal.

"You can't say that. We are innocent big girls and the daughters of a good family. We have lived in your house for so many days, so let's just forget it?"

When Jia Lan heard this, he couldn't bear it anymore.At Du's house, he wanted to see the faces of his future mother-in-law and uncle to shut up, and finally he could speak at his own house.

"Don't talk nonsense, I just brought her back to Jinling out of good intentions. She refused to go home, so she had no choice but to live in our house temporarily. There is nothing wrong between me and your daughter, and there is absolutely no violation of the rules. thing."

When Mei's father heard it, the rascal said: "What's the use of being innocent, the reputation of the girl's family is gone, how can she marry in the future."

"You only have one daughter, how many times are you going to let her marry?" Jia Zhuo came in from the outside at this time. The Mei family saw her at Du's house just now, but Jia Zhuo changed her clothes and hair bun. They didn't have any at all. Thinking of being an acquaintance, I didn't look much.

Now that I looked carefully, I was surprised, isn't this the adopted daughter of the Wang family?How would it appear here.

"I remember that Meirui was married off by you, and she was entrusted to the mother-in-law in the Fang Wang's mansion to see her off. You have reported to the official, and you can find out in the county file." Jia Zhuo kindly reminded them.

"Everyone knows that she was cheated. My daughter just worked as a handmaid in the past." Mother Mei emphasized her daughter's innocence.

Jia Zhuo nodded, "You're right, so, is she a fugitive slave now?"

Mei's father and Mei's mother were stunned, and Mei's father's reaction was fairly quick, "She escaped from the anti-king's mansion, how can she be called a fugitive slave."

"Sooner or later, the rebellious king will be wiped out by the master of the king, his palace will be taken back, and the servants in the palace will also be confiscated into the internal affairs office to find out whether there is any rebellion, and then resell or beheaded. The Jia family is harboring criminals, this point , my big brother will apologize, but your daughter..."

"Madam, young master, Miss, someone from the House of Internal Affairs is here." A woman hurried in to report.

Mother Mei's knees softened and she fell to her knees on the ground. Father Mei forced himself to remain calm, "I'll go with them..."

All the people in the House of Internal Affairs looked solemn, with sabers on their waists and a murderous look.

After Father Mei saw them, the remaining half of his words disappeared without a trace, his lips were trembling and he was speechless.

"Is this a fugitive? Take her away." When the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs saw Mei Rui who was being carried out by the maid, they waved their hands, and someone immediately stepped forward and detained her.

"What happened? Parents, why are you here? Master Lan, I don't know anything, please help me."

"Excuse me, father-in-laws, I'll take you out." Jia Lan didn't give Mei Rui a look, turned sideways and said please to the leading father-in-law, and sent a generous seal along the way.

"You are the nephew of the second master Lian, we are our own people, why are you so polite." The father-in-law said in a thin voice, even though he said so, he still accepted Jia Lan's seal.

Li Wan looked at the stunned Mei family couple, frowned and said, "Why, do you also want to visit the House of Internal Affairs?"

Father Mei didn't say a word, and pulled Mother Mei away, as if there was a ghost chasing after her.

When Li Wan heard the name of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he knew that it was Jia Lian who helped him, so he stepped forward and held Jia Zhuo's hand, "Your Brother Lan got into trouble, and asked the whole family to help him clean up the aftermath. I wonder if he knows how to grow up?" .”

"I know, I won't do it again." Jia Lan was really disheartened today. When he saved Mei Rui, the little heroic thoughts in his heart were wiped out by today's farce.

"Big brother really knows that he was wrong. What he should think about right now is nothing else. How to explain it to the Du family is the right way." Jia Zhuo said goodbye and went home.

It was an idea they came up with on the way to seek help from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Jia Zhuo knew how greedy the Mei family was as the so-called barefoot is not afraid of wearing shoes.About what Meirui promised them again, she would do anything for her son.

If you hang around with such a person, you will definitely be taken to the ditch. Jia Lan has just returned from a victorious battle. If there is a scandal, the censor will definitely catch him, and he will bear a stain for the rest of his life.To put it nicely, it’s a romantic dispute, but to put it a little bit harder, are you out to fight or go out to find women.

Therefore, this matter must be cut quickly, the longer it is delayed, the greater the harm to Jia Lan.The two of them went to find Jia Lian, and he naturally tried his best to protect the most promising nephew of the Jia family.It didn't matter that the Ministry of Internal Affairs didn't care about it, and immediately made up a reason to ask someone from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to come forward to guide him.